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Merrills Ch 7 pt 1

Pelvis & Upper Femora- pt 1

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serves as a base for the trunk & a girdle for the attachment of the lower limbs pelvis
number of hip bones 2
bones that make up pelvis 2 hip bones, sacrum & coccyx
composed of only the 2 hip bones pelvic girdle
os coxae hip bone
innominate bone hip bone
3 parts of the hip bone ilium, pubis & ischium
joining of 3 parts of hip bone; forms cup-shaped socket that receives femoral head acetabulum
True or false? Cartilage separates parts of hip bone in youth. True
superior part of hip; consists of body & ala ilium
forms 2/5 of acetabulum superiorly body of ilium
curved portion of ilium ala
superior margin extending from ASIS to PSIS iliac crest
inferior & posterior portion of ala that articulates with sacrum auricular surface
smooth, arc-shaped ridge that forms part of the circumference of the pelvic brim arcuate line
located on medial surface of ala iliac fossa
formed by inward curvature of ilium greater sciatic notch
inferoanterior part of hip bone; consists of a body, superior & inferior rami; forms anterior 1/5 of acetabulum pubis
inferoposterior part of hip bone; consists of a body & ischial ramus; forms posterior 2/5 of acetabulum ischium
expanded portion of ischium ischial tuberosity
formed by rami of pubis & ischium obturator foramen
indentation just below ischial spine lesser sciatic notch
prominent projection at superoposterior border of ischial body ischial spine
longest, strongest & heaviest bone in the body femur
prominent ridge between greater & lesser trochanters at base of neck on posterior surface of femoral body intertrochanteric crest
less prominent ridge connecting greater & lesser trochanters anteriorly intertrochanteric line
2 common sites for fx's in elderly femoral neck & intertrochanteric crest
True or false? The ♂ pelvis is lighter in structure than the ♀ pelvis. False; ♀ pelvis is lighter in structure.
The ♀ pelvis is _____ and shallower than the ♂ pelvis, and the inlet is larger and more oval-shaped. wider
boundary line of pelvic oblique plane brim of the pelvis
region ↑ the pelvic brim false or greater pelvis
region ↓ the pelvic brim true or lesser pelvis
superior aperture inlet of the true pelvis; formed by brim
inferior aperture outlet of the true pelvis; from inferior pubic symphysis to tip of coccyx & btwn ischial tuberosities
region btwn inlet & outlet pelvic cavity
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